Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 287 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Can it be checked?): Fact: can be checked and proved, for example by counting, measuring or a reliable book. Opinion: a belief or feeling; people can sensibly disagree. Watch for best, worst, nicest, boring, should. In a debate, back every opinion with facts.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
6. 6.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
10. 10.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
15. 15.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
18. 18.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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